must be illegal, as otherwise why submit anything or meet any criterea

Probably. But how else could they know, unless they are devaluing the franchising arguments on purpose.

I thought Salford would average less than 6.8k tbh. Quins too?

they do, that figure includes both home and away games. quins average 3.4k and salford 4.2k at home.

What if the stadiums are being built by the april 2011 deadline?

I just don't see how the RFL can say at this time that one will be dropping out, whats the point of putting together a application if the RFL have already chosen?

IMO it will be sad for the game to lose cas or wildcats, they are rugby league towns, i doubt any of them teams will recover from being dropped out.

Surely the RFL have to look at the applications in april when they have all been put in.

we are not losing a team, they are being relegated. widnes have a strong case to say they should have been in this time around, and i think can put together an even stronger case than a couple of the current SL teams.

if it were up to me i would give the teams 3 years in the wilderness who leave it untill the very last min to get their stadia built. they have had 3 years to get a move on with it. ever since the applications were put in last time they have been saying they will build a new ground. if they havent made a move by now (like saints have) then why should we keep them in when we have a team like widnes who can bring alot to SL.

i would like to see the RFL be ruthless to these teams and give them another 3 years to get it right then come back when and apply again when all is finished rather than them just promising they will do it and never quite getting around to it.

It's pretty unfair if both cas and wildcats have building started on threre stadia and don't finish bottom and get dropped down a league.

I just can't get my head around how the RFL can say before the applications are in that a team will drop down!

I don't get why they had to announce anything. It's miles away already.

BUT I think they have to promise to change at least 1 side, just to ensure that sides in the championship continue trying to develop their off-the-pitch matters to a standard where they feel they are the best of the rest.

So even if the current 14 teams have better applications, they will stiil bring in a championship side?

I just don't like the fact the RFL have came out and said one team will lose the there super league license! On what grounds?

Fair enough, if by april and those teams ain't started building new stadia then they should go, but whats to say they won't be building by april 2011?

Good points. Brian Carney was asking questions on the same lines on Sky last night.

But personally I think Widnes are a better team to have in than Wakefield or Castleford, even if those two got new stadiums. The Stobart Stadium is an excellent facility, they have a good youth policy (top of our Under 18s group which includes Saints & Wigan) as well. Bottom line to all that is Widnes have had that stadium for 15 years now with only three seasons of Super League money in their back pockets.

Cas have had 12 years at least and Wakefield 11 of Super League finance but seem to have done nothing about facilities till they've been forced into it. So for that reason I've no sympathy. Maybe thats a bit harsh but I can see why Widnes would come in and a Cas or Wakefield be taken out.

Widnes will have a good shout but wht should any of the current teams make way if they pass all the lisence rules ?

The are few other teams that should be worried, it's pretty obvious the RFL have made there minds up already, the license system looks to be a waste of time and a complete joke.

totally agree, its baffling me too.

The RFL are proving what a complete shambles they have become!

Telling the world a team would be dropping out before the apllications have gone in,is shocking!

The celtic situation has been another waste of time, where will they be playing when cas or wildcats are kicked out of super league for not having a stadium up to scratch!

Celtic should have gone as they changed their license once they moved. Sh1t ground full of Aussies.